Corsican Vendetta Intrigue Tests Barnes and Lovers
Burton Barnes navigates a perilous Corsican voyage to protect Enid Anstruther and Marina from a murderous vendetta. Aboard the Constantine and amid carriages and cryptic letters, trust and danger tighten as watchers follow the party toward Marseilles and London.
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Burton AL. Barnes
Corsica
Edward Gerard Annstruther
Marina
Enid Anstruther
Ajachia
Marseilles
Constantine
London
Morman
Barnes Pels
Noite
Barnes
Chartina
Nice
Corabeard
Bellaved
Corregio Laneda
Suspect Everybody in Barres Carriage Drive
Passage describes Barres taking a seat in the carriage as it speeds along Rue Noailles into Rue de Rome. Horses gallop past elms and plane trees lining the avenue, moving past notable spots toward a broader roadway.
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Barres
What the Teacher Did in Sunday School
A shy young man in North Baltimore is assigned to teach ten young ladies after their former teacher marries. He awkwardly attempts to follow a routine, while gossip swirls about whether the tale of his conduct is true, and he defends himself against the rumors.
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Migs Maud Char Trin
Marina
Enid
Frado
Barnes
Burton
Chartris
Maudie
Mr. Barnes
Edwin
Barres
Maud
Yaroes
Baltimore
Rosa
Washington
Jadles
Mr.t
Mise
Mise Grace
Advice for ringing ears sparks offshore remedy misspellings
A reader asks about a husband with a buzzing in the ears. The reply suggests an offshore shore stay for a month or two, but the husband cannot leave, prompting a suggestion that he perhaps go anyway.
The Clay Eaters of the North Carolina Mountains
A correspondent describes mountaineers who eat clay as daily food. They live in poverty, are illiterate, and rely on corn, tobacco, and stills for subsistence. Moon worship and superstition govern farming, weather, and fate, with owl omens signaling death.
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New York
North Carolina
Tha Tang
The Ankle Gun Holster Invented by Mrs Long
Chicago reports a new ankle holster for concealed carry designed by Mrs Calle M Long of Kangas City Missouri. She gained fame after repelling an attacker in her restaurant using a .38 revolver, and says the device suits her need to be armed while remaining discreet.
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Chicago
Calle M. Lung
Kangas City
Kansas City
Joe
Murray Seen as Likely Successor for Comptroller
Lawrence C. Murray of New York, then assistant secretary of commerce and labor, is slated to replace William B. Ridgely as comptroller of the currency when Ridgely resigns to head the reorganized National Bank of Commerce in Kansas City. Murray, 43, formerly secretary of the Central Trust Company of Chicago, has long Treasury Department experience and was deputy comptroller under Cleveland.
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Chicago
Murray
Treasury Department
Washington
Cleveland
One of the Essentials endorses Syrup of Fig and Senna
A period advertisement extols the Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a proven health product. It touts this laxative as a trusted, widely accepted remedy manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Melon tale sparks reflections on race and policing
A Washington Herald anecdote recounts a story where a policeman confronts a Black man with a watermelon in the early hours. The tale highlights stereotypes about theft and inferiority, ending with the officer approving a mock citation and the man moving on.
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Johnson
South Carolina
Darky
James
Washington Herald
Neuralgia and the nerve pain remedy from ST JACOBS OIL
The article explains neuralgia as a nerve pain disease, its two main causes impoverishment of the blood and nerve weakness, and suggests ST JACOBS OIL for quick pain relief and nourishing food to strengthen the system. It also includes a light joke about a motorcyclist asking a zoo question near Regents Park.
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Seth
ST. Jacobs Oil
Washington Birthday Sermon Sparks Chorus of Birthday Quips
A minister delivers a patriotic address to early grade children on Washington's birthday. The lesson prompts a cheeky exchange as a pupil quips that Washington never told a birthday joke, reflecting a breezy, old time newspaper tone amid a distracted public mood.
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Washington
Washeington
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Kas
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Chattreau Des Pleurs
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Leggard
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Edwich
Corniche Road
Corniche
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Ine
Marine
Ankle
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Murely
Lawrence C. Murray
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